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Going Above and Beyond: Celebrating SPD’s Service Excellence Award Winners

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In recognition of their commitment to service excellence, seven SPD staff were recently honoured at the Singapore Health Quality Service Awards ceremony. Social worker Michelle Tham was among the award recipients, receiving the only Gold award for SPD.  Michelle’s dedication goes beyond supporting the children and families under the Early Intervention Programme for Children and Infants (EIPIC).

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Meet Our Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars – Chua Jia Ying

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Born with bilateral moderate hearing loss, Jia Ying went through her early schooling years feeling isolated as she struggled with dismissive and frustrated attitudes from those whom she requested to repeat themselves. She is now a final-year undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Real Estate at the National University of Singapore, and is one of the recipients of the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities in 2024.

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Nurturing Executive Functioning Skills in Your Child for Greater Independence in Daily Activities

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Working like traffic lights in our brain, executive function refer to skills that help us think, plan and act in ways that support our learning, relationships and daily life. In this article, SPD’s occupational therapist Rachel Chua explores how executive function challenges may affect a child’s learning, daily activities and social relationships. She also highlights some principles that caregivers can pick up to help mitigate these challenges.

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Meet Our Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars – Eugene Seah

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Eugene Seah was born with Apert Syndrome, a genetic disorder that caused him to have an abnormal head shape and facial features as well as fused fingers. The 24-year-old is a first-year social work undergraduate at the National University of Singapore, and is one of the recipients of the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities 2024.

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